引狼入室

yǐn láng rù shì

Dictionary entry

(lit.) to show the wolf into the house (idiom)

What does 引狼入室 mean?

引狼入室 (yǐn láng rù shì) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(lit.) to show the wolf into the house (idiom)

2(fig.) to introduce a potential source of trouble

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引yǐnto draw (e.g. a bow) · to pull 狼lángwolf · CL:匹[pi3],隻|只[zhi1],條|条[tiao2]入rùto enter; to go into · to join; to become a member of 室Shìsurname Shi

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引狼入室

yǐn láng rù shì

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